“Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The players turned in order to face the U.S. flag during the anthem.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 July 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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